Suddenly they publicise the photos after close to 2,000 died …
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108-page report with
high-resolution satellite photos captures extent of destruction in Gaza,
to be used by UN committee on Operation Protective Edge.
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WHY NOT SOONER?
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UN releases Gaza Crisis Atlas documenting damage to Strip
*The United Nations released the Gaza Crisis Atlas on Sunday, showing the physical damage wrought on the Strip during IDF Operation Protective Edge using satellite imagery. The 108-page document will be used by a UN investigatory committee on the conflict.
The Atlas overlays a grid over Gaza, dividing it into smaller parcels – with each one receiving a detailed page noting the locations of schools, mosques, and public buildings on high-resolution satellite footage.
* Destruction in Gaza City suburb of Shuja’iyeh
The small red dots represent locations
that were damaged during the operation, while a red explosion marks the
hospitals and power plants that were damaged.
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The UN’s Office for Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs, which released the document, explained that the
damage assessment was based on analysis of satellite photos starting on
August 1 and the previous month.
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The images were provided by UNOSAT, an
organization created in cooperation with the European Organization for
Nuclear Research (CERN).
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A statement released along with the Atlas
said it was a central tool to help humanitarian organizations – or
anyone working in Gaza – as well any person who wanted to better
understand the consequences of the recent conflict.
The satellite photos clearly show the
massive destruction to neighborhoods like Shuja’iyeh, one of the focal
points of conflict during the fighting.
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